Board Certification

American Board of Criminalistics - Diplomat

Professional Experience

2002 - Current Office of Forensic Sciences - NJSP Hamilton, NJ

Forensic Scientist I

·         Criminalistics Unit – Process evidence for presence of Amylase, Acid Phosphatase, Prostate Specific Antigen, Spermatozoa; Analyze evidence for transfer of biological materials.

1994 - 2002 Ocean County Sheriff’s Dept. Toms River, NJ

Forensic Chemist

·         Process evidence for presence of Acid Phosphatase, Prostate Specific Antigen, Spermatozoa; Chemical and instrumental analysis of evidence for CDS; BAC determination; Utilization of modern instrumentation including GC, GC-MS, and FTIR.

Teaching Experience

Spring 2008 Georgian Court University - Lakewood, NJ

Adjunct Professor of Biology

·         BI320+ - Cell Biology This course aims to provide the student an understanding of the molecular biology of the eukaryotic cell and promote an appreciation of the “social nature” of this cell as it cooperates and communicates with other cells and specializes its function within the body of a multicellular organism.

Court Experience

Qualified in Superior Court of New Jersey (Atlantic County)

Qualified in Superior Court of New Jersey (Bergen County)

Qualified in Superior Court of New Jersey (Essex County)

Qualified in Superior Court of New Jersey (Middlesex County)

Qualified in Superior Court of New Jersey (Monmouth County)

Qualified in Superior Court of New Jersey (Ocean County)

Qualified in Superior Court of New Jersey (Passaic County)

Qualified in Municipal Court (Lakewood, NJ)

Education

1988 - 1993 Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA

BS in Biochemistry

1997 - 2002 Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ

MS in Biology

·         Thesis Research “Functionality of Schizosaccharomyces pombe histone H3 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae"

·         Award of Distinction for Graduate Thesis

2003-Present Rutgers University Newark, NJ

PhD Student Chemistry

·         Research “Elucidation of the structure of forensic microcrystal tests by single crystal X-ray diffraction”

Publications and Presentations

Wood, M. R., Brettell, T. A., Lalancette, R. A. "The gold(III) tetrachloride salt of l-cocaine" (2007) Acta Cryst. C63, m33---m35

Wood, M. R., Brettell, T. A., Lalancette, R. A. “The Application of Single Crystal X-ray Diffracton to Solve the Crystal Structure of the Complex Produced by the Gold (III) Chloride Microcrystal Test for Cocaine” (2007) American Academy of Forensic Sciences – 59^th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas

Wood, M. R, Brettell, T. A., Thompson, H. W., Lalancette, R. A. “The hydrochloride salt of l-ecgonine, a congener of cocaine” (2008) Acta Cryst. E64, o525

Seminars and Conferences

Drug Enforcement Administration – Forensic Chemist Seminar 1996

NJAFS – Sexual Assault Seminar – 1997

NJAFS – Arson Seminar – 1999

NJAFS – Megan Kanka Homicide Seminar – 2000

NJAFS – Alcotest Seminar – 2002

NEAFS – Annual Scientific Conference – 2002

AAFS – Annual Scientific Conference – 2002

AAFS – Annual Scientific Conference – 2003

AAFS – Annual Scientific Conference – 2004

AAFS – Annual Scientific Conference – 2005

AAFS – Annual Scientific Conference – 2006

AAFS – Annual Scientific Conference – 2007

Professional memberships

American Academy of Forensic Science

New Jersey Association of Forensic Science

References

Available on request